Colombia national under-17 football team

Colombia
Nickname(s)	Los Cafeteros (The Coffee growers)
Association	Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Juan Carlos Ramírez
FIFA code	COL
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Colombia 0–2 Peru ; (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 1 April 1985)
Biggest win
	Colombia 9–1 Finland ; (Helsinki, Finland; 19 August 2003); Colombia 8–0 Bolivia ; (Asunción, Paraguay; 5 May 1991)
Biggest defeat
	Colombia 0–4 Switzerland ; (Lagos, Nigeria; 12 November 2009); Brazil 5–1 Colombia ; (Ibarra, Ecuador; 25 March 2011); Paraguay 4–0 Colombia ; (Luque, Paraguay; 17 March 2015); Colombia 0–4 Germany ; (New Delhi, India; 16 October 2017)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1989)
Best result	Fourth place (2003, 2009)
South American U-17 Championship
Appearances	17 (first in 1985)
Best result	Winners (1993)
Medal record
Bolivarian Games
South American Games

The Colombia national under-17 football team represents Colombia in international under-17 football competitions and is overseen by the Colombian Football Federation.

The team's most notable performances in the FIFA U-17 World Cup was both in 2003 and 2009, where they achieved fourth place. Colombia won the South American Under-17 Football Championship in the 1993 tournament held in Colombia.

Competitive record

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth place

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1985	did not Qualify
1987	did not Qualify
1989	First round	15th	3	0	1	2	3	5
1991	did not Qualify
1993	First round	14th	3	1	0	2	3	6
1995	did not Qualify
1997
1999
2001
2003	Fourth Place	4th	6	3	2	1	14	5
2005	did not Qualify
2007	Round of 16	13th	4	1	1	2	10	7
2009	Fourth Place	4th	7	2	3	2	8	11
2011	did not Qualify
2013
2015
2017	Round of 16	11th	4	2	0	2	5	7
2019	did not Qualify
2023	did not Qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	Fourth place	6/20	27	9	7	11	43	41

South American Under-17 Football Championship

It serves also as qualification for the World Cup.

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1985	Round-robin	6th	8	3	1	4	9	12
1986	First round	8th	4	1	1	2	5	5
1988	Third place	3rd	7	2	3	2	7	6
1991	First round	6th	4	2	1	1	10	4
1993	Champions	1st	7	5	2	0	14	4
1995	First round	5th	4	1	1	2	6	6
1997	First round	5th	4	2	1	1	5	2
1999	First round	8th	4	1	1	2	6	8
2001	First round	5th	4	2	1	1	7	7
2003	Third place	3rd	7	3	3	1	11	10
2005	Fourth place	4th	7	2	1	4	6	8
2007	Third place	3rd	9	5	3	1	16	5
2009	Fourth place	4th	7	4	2	1	11	6
2011	Fifth place	5th	9	3	2	4	12	15
2013	First round	8th	4	0	3	1	3	4
2015	Sixth place	6th	9	2	3	4	10	15
2017	Fourth place	4th	9	4	2	3	12	12
2019	First round	9th	4	0	0	4	4	8
2023	First round	9th	4	0	1	3	1	9
Total	1 title	19/19	115	42	32	41	155	146

Head-to-head record

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

The following table shows Colombia's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	050.00
Brazil	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
China	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Costa Rica	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Czech Republic	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Finland	1	1	0	0	9	1	+8	100.00
Gambia	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Germany	2	0	1	1	3	7	−4	000.00
Ghana	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	000.00
Guinea	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
India	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Iran	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Mexico	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Netherlands	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Portugal	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Qatar	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Saudi Arabia	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Spain	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Switzerland	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
Trinidad and Tobago	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Turkey	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
United States	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	100.00
Total	27	9	7	11	43	41	+2	033.33

Schedule and results

Win Draw Loss

Current squad

The following 23 players are called up to the squad for the 2023 South American U-17 Championship.^[1]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Juan Gómez	(2006-05-07) 7 May 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Atlético Nacional
1GK	Breiner Quintana	(2006-03-27) 27 March 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Millonarios
1GK	Andrés Tovar	(2006-03-25) 25 March 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Envigado

2DF	Elver Steven Arizala	(2006-12-10) 10 December 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Deportivo Cali
2DF	Juan Camilo Asprilla	(2006-05-31) 31 May 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Estudiantil
2DF	Carlos Manuel González	(2006-01-12) 12 January 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Atlético Nacional
2DF	Jhoan Hernández	(2006-02-20) 20 February 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Millonarios
2DF	Tomás Hoyos	(2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Free agent
2DF	Yuleiver Mosquera	(2006-05-25) 25 May 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Free agent
2DF	Xavi Rios	(2006-01-29) 29 January 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Atlético Nacional

3MF	Jordan Barrera	(2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Barranquilla
3MF	Jhon Echavez	(2006-01-05) 5 January 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Free agent
3MF	Jean Pierre Foronda	(2006-01-28) 28 January 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Free agent
3MF	Juan David Obando	(2006-11-30) 30 November 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Atlético Nacional
3MF	Nicola Profeta	(2006-02-27) 27 February 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Deportivo Cali
3MF	Luis Tafur	(2006-11-18) 18 November 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Real Cartagena

4FW	Andy Duvan Batioja	(2006-01-31) 31 January 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Atlético Nacional
4FW	Juan David Bonilla	(2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Envigado
4FW	Brayan Mateo Caicedo	(2006-08-14) 14 August 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Cycolnes
4FW	William López	(2006-09-19) 19 September 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Estudiantil
4FW	John Edwin Montaño	(2006-10-04) 4 October 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Independiente Medellín
4FW	Juan Sebastián Palacios	(2006-03-01) 1 March 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Free agent
4FW	Juan Esteban Sánchez	(2006-10-19) 19 October 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Free agent

Honours

FIFA U-17 World Cup
- Fourth place (2): 2003, 2009
South American Under-17 Football Championship
- Winners (1): 1993
- Runners-up (1): 2007
- Third place (2): 1988, 2003
- Fourth place (2): 2005, 2009
Bolivarian Games
- Champions (4): 1997 Arequipa, 2005 Colombia, 2013 Trujillo, 2017 Santa Marta
- Runners-up (2): 1993 Bolivia, 2001 Ambato
- Third place (1): 2022 Valledupar
South American Games
- Champions (3): 1994 Valencia, 2010 Medellín, 2014 Santiago

Coaching staff

As of 20 March 2017

Manager	Orlando Restrepo
Assistant manager	Alfredo Araújo
Physical trainer	Juan Roldán
Goalkeeping coach	Álvaro Anzola
Medic	Daniel Restrepo
Physiotherapist	Sebastián Olivar
Kinesiologist	John Díaz

References

^ "Convocatoria Selección Colombia Masculina Sub 17 para el CONMEBOL Sudamericano" (in Spanish). Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

External links

[1] "Convocatoria Selección Colombia Masculina Sub 17 para el CONMEBOL Sudamericano" (in Spanish). Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

[1]